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Celebrity Silhouette - Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas Cruise

We are a family of 4 from Singapore. In late Nov 2013, together with my in-laws, we flew to Rome to embark on a 13 N adventure on the Celebrity Silhouette.

Celebrity Cruises is an upmarket cruise line owned by Royal Caribbean International. She is the upmarket sister company of Royal Caribbean. We have sailed with Royal many times, however, this is our first time on Celebrity Cruises. We sailed on the Silhouette (18 Nov 2013 sailing) on a 13N cruise to the Med and Adriatic Seas.

The ship was scheduled to call at Ravenna, unfortunately, the weather was too bad and the ship skipped that port.

It was a tremendous experience. We saw so much, in such a short time. Of course, as with cruises, you do not get to spend a lot of time in a port. That said, we had an overnight port of call at Venice and that was wonderful.

The Celebrity Silhouette was a beautiful ship and has a very up-market and classy feel. However, compared to Royal Caribbean, there were fewer activities on board and the crowd was significantly older.

There is so much to say about the various ports. The two ports that I enjoyed the most were Venice and Naples. Did you know that the Venetian Republic lasted almost a millenium before the last Doge was made to surrender to Napolean? Amazing.

As for Naples, the most memorable was Pompeii. In AD 79, Mt Vesuvius exploded, covering her in thick ash, only to be re-discoverd by mankind almost 1,500 years later. Pompeii is a one-of-its-kind place in the world today, giving us a very good glimpse into what life was like in a Roman city 2,000 years ago, during Biblical times! (i.e. during the time Christ and his disciples walked on this Earth.)

Thanks for the pics-ice carvings are gorgeous! We're doing a similar cruise on that ship in May-it includes a stop in Malta. We like Celebrity-I know some think the ships are too large but we always do Aqua Class and the dining room there makes it seem smaller. Love the pools and decks. Will make it a point to not miss brunch.

Love the pictures. Brought back fond memories as we were there last summer as well. Always marveled at the real grass on the newer Celebrity ships.

When we sailed into Venice, from the starboard side, it was an incredible view, especially with the absence of high rises.

Our cruise ended in Venice and we hang around for a few more days. We were there in August, and it was crowded everywhere. Taking pictures without anyone in it was a big challenge. It appears from the picture that the temperature was much cooler.

If you ever head back to Naples again, consider stopping at Herculean, the "other place" that met the same fate from the same eruption. Less than 25% of the city was excavated and it offers a totally different perspective when compared to Pompeii. The other 75% may remained buried forever and never be excavated as modern apartments and other buildings are built on top of the old site.